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The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
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2 Unto a gentlewoman that was afraid that her good will was suspected to her husband,1 being fa•re from her, in that he received not the letters she sent him, he said: If your conscience did excuse you, he could not condemn you, and God will make known your heart unto him: if your own heart condemn you, then can he not excuse you, no not although he thought very well of you▪
2 Vnto a gentlewoman that was afraide that her good will was suspected to her husband,1 being fa•re from her, in that he receiued not the letters she sent him, he said: If your conscience did excuse you, he could not condemne you, and God will make knowne your heart vnto him: if your owne heart condemne you, then can he not ex•use you, no not although he thought very well of you▪
- 1If our own heart condemn us, no man can acquit us.If our owne heart condemne vs, no man can acquite vs.
3 As a loving husband will not take away his love from his wife for some particular1 wants, so long as she keepeth her love wholly and truly unto him: so the Lord will not cast off his loving kindness to us for special wants, or frailty in particular commandments, so long as we generally labour to please him.
3 As a louing husband will not take away his loue from his wife for some particular